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(1-4, 0-2 MEAC)
vs.
Morgan State Bears I Game Notes: Click Here
(1-4, 0-1 MEAC)
October 13, 2018
Theodore A. Wright Stadium
(Savannah, Ga. 6 p.m.)
vs.
Morgan State Bears I Game Notes: Click Here
(1-4, 0-1 MEAC)
October 13, 2018
Theodore A. Wright Stadium
(Savannah, Ga. 6 p.m.)
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The Series: Morgan State leads, 10-0
After getting their first overall win of the season, the Tigers look for their first conference win when the team takes on Morgan State University on Saturday in Theodore A. Wright Stadium.
Tiger Bites
- This is the third of four consecutive home games for the Tigers. SSU is 1-1 so far in this four home-games stretch; falling to Bethue-Cookman, then defeating Charleston Southern.
- The Tigers are currently the national and MEAC leader in punt returns averaging 30.2 yards per return.
- SSU's win over Charleston Southern was the first time the Tigers defeated a team from the Big South Conference.
MR. ALL PURPOSE
JaMichael Baldwin leads SSU with 502 all-purpose yards. He has 359 kick return yards, four rushing yards, 18 receiving yards, and 121 punt return yards.
THE RAEBURN FILE
SSU head coach Erik Raeburn is known as a rebuilder. In his first head coaching job at Coe, he had back-to-back 6-4 seasons. In his third season, his team went 10-2 and made the Division III playoffs. At Wabash, he made the Division III playoffs his first two years. He went 8-2 in his third year, but bounced back to go 12-1 in his fourth season and earned another trip to the Division III playoffs. SSU went 3-7 in Raeburn's first season with the Tigers and 3-8 a year ago so there is optimism in the air on the marsh.
LONG RETURN
Donald Rutledge's 75 yard interception return against Charleston Southern was the 5th longest in school history behind Neely Lovett (100 yds), Reggie Jackson (95 yds), Ulysses Smith (90 yds) and Chris Gillam (76 yds).
BIRTHDAY WISHES
Kicker Giovanni Lugo was born Oct. 9 and defensive back Terrence McCray was born Oct. 13.
GETTING DEFENSIVE
SSU's defense held Charleston Southern to no touchdowns and just 123 total yards. It was the best effort by a SSU defense since 1998 when they held Elizabeth City to zero yards total offense in a 16-2 victory.
THIRD QUARTER BLUES
SSU has been out-scored 59-0 in the third quarter this season.
PICK 'EM
Dating back to last season, SSU defenders have intercepted at least one pass in the past six games.
CAREER-HIGH
Defensive lineman Aaron Robinson had a career-high nine tackles against Charleston Southern.
LOOKING BACK
The 1998 Savannah State football team finished their season giving up just 143 points.
200 CLUB
Stefen Banks had six tackles against Charleston Southern and now has 200 for his career.
WATCH LIST
Senior defensive lineman Stefen Banks has been named to the Black College Hall of Fame 2018 Black College Player of the Year Watch List.
PRO TIES
Defensive line coach Tom Sims, safeties coach Paul Humphries and corner back coach Glenn Davis all played professional football. Sims played defensive line in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs, Indianapolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings. Humphries played for a pair of seasons in 1997 and 1999 in the Canadian Football League for the British Columbia Lions and Toronto Argonauts. Davis played with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL and three years of arena football with the Orlando Predators, the Carolina Cobras and the Wilkes-Barre Pioneers.
WHERE'S THE BEEF
Eight members of the SSU team weigh at least 300 pounds.
MILITARY MAN
SSU defensive back Terrance McCray is a military veteran. The junior from Charlotte served in the Marines.
DID YOU KNOW
Former SSU head football coach Theodore "Ted" Wright was also the head football coach at FAMU. At SSU, Wright is known more for his days as a head basketball coach.
ABOUT THE MEAC
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, a NCAA Division I Conference, is in its 45th year of operation heading into the 2015-16 academic school year. The MEAC is made up of 12 outstanding, historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University, and South Carolina State University.
HOME GROWN
Seven members of the team hail from Savannah and come from six different of the local high schools (New Hampstead, Islands, Bible Baptist, Johnson, Windsor Forest and Jenkins .
THE SIZE OF IT
Sophomore offensive lineman Michael Johnson is the largest player on the squad at 330 pounds while wide receiver Monroe Thorton is the smallest at 5-foot-6 and 140 pounds. Johnson along with tight end Steve Hagan are both listed at 6-foot-7.
MOVING BACK TO D-II
In April 2017, the Savannah State administration made the decision to move SSU athletics from Division I to Division II. SSU began the three-year transitional period in July of 2018. This is the final season the Tigers will play as members of the MEAC.
- The Tigers are currently the national and MEAC leader in punt returns averaging 30.2 yards per return.
- SSU's win over Charleston Southern was the first time the Tigers defeated a team from the Big South Conference.
MR. ALL PURPOSE
JaMichael Baldwin leads SSU with 502 all-purpose yards. He has 359 kick return yards, four rushing yards, 18 receiving yards, and 121 punt return yards.
THE RAEBURN FILE
SSU head coach Erik Raeburn is known as a rebuilder. In his first head coaching job at Coe, he had back-to-back 6-4 seasons. In his third season, his team went 10-2 and made the Division III playoffs. At Wabash, he made the Division III playoffs his first two years. He went 8-2 in his third year, but bounced back to go 12-1 in his fourth season and earned another trip to the Division III playoffs. SSU went 3-7 in Raeburn's first season with the Tigers and 3-8 a year ago so there is optimism in the air on the marsh.
LONG RETURN
Donald Rutledge's 75 yard interception return against Charleston Southern was the 5th longest in school history behind Neely Lovett (100 yds), Reggie Jackson (95 yds), Ulysses Smith (90 yds) and Chris Gillam (76 yds).
BIRTHDAY WISHES
Kicker Giovanni Lugo was born Oct. 9 and defensive back Terrence McCray was born Oct. 13.
GETTING DEFENSIVE
SSU's defense held Charleston Southern to no touchdowns and just 123 total yards. It was the best effort by a SSU defense since 1998 when they held Elizabeth City to zero yards total offense in a 16-2 victory.
THIRD QUARTER BLUES
SSU has been out-scored 59-0 in the third quarter this season.
PICK 'EM
Dating back to last season, SSU defenders have intercepted at least one pass in the past six games.
CAREER-HIGH
Defensive lineman Aaron Robinson had a career-high nine tackles against Charleston Southern.
LOOKING BACK
The 1998 Savannah State football team finished their season giving up just 143 points.
200 CLUB
Stefen Banks had six tackles against Charleston Southern and now has 200 for his career.
WATCH LIST
Senior defensive lineman Stefen Banks has been named to the Black College Hall of Fame 2018 Black College Player of the Year Watch List.
PRO TIES
Defensive line coach Tom Sims, safeties coach Paul Humphries and corner back coach Glenn Davis all played professional football. Sims played defensive line in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs, Indianapolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings. Humphries played for a pair of seasons in 1997 and 1999 in the Canadian Football League for the British Columbia Lions and Toronto Argonauts. Davis played with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL and three years of arena football with the Orlando Predators, the Carolina Cobras and the Wilkes-Barre Pioneers.
WHERE'S THE BEEF
Eight members of the SSU team weigh at least 300 pounds.
MILITARY MAN
SSU defensive back Terrance McCray is a military veteran. The junior from Charlotte served in the Marines.
DID YOU KNOW
Former SSU head football coach Theodore "Ted" Wright was also the head football coach at FAMU. At SSU, Wright is known more for his days as a head basketball coach.
ABOUT THE MEAC
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, a NCAA Division I Conference, is in its 45th year of operation heading into the 2015-16 academic school year. The MEAC is made up of 12 outstanding, historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University, and South Carolina State University.
HOME GROWN
Seven members of the team hail from Savannah and come from six different of the local high schools (New Hampstead, Islands, Bible Baptist, Johnson, Windsor Forest and Jenkins .
THE SIZE OF IT
Sophomore offensive lineman Michael Johnson is the largest player on the squad at 330 pounds while wide receiver Monroe Thorton is the smallest at 5-foot-6 and 140 pounds. Johnson along with tight end Steve Hagan are both listed at 6-foot-7.
MOVING BACK TO D-II
In April 2017, the Savannah State administration made the decision to move SSU athletics from Division I to Division II. SSU began the three-year transitional period in July of 2018. This is the final season the Tigers will play as members of the MEAC.
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